Quinoa Stuffed Peppers Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Medium onion chopped
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- 2 Ribs celery chopped
- 3 carrots peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Tsp Cyan Pepper
- 2 cans diced tomatoes drained, liquid reserved
- 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
- 3/4 cup Quinoa uncooked
- 1/12 cups water
- 1 10 OZ spinach chopped; if frozen defrost before adding
- 4 large bell peppers halved lengthwise, ribs removed
- Salt to taste
- Pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Saute onion, celery, carrot, and cyan pepper for about 5 mins or until soft.
- Add cumin and garlic and cook for another minute.
- Stir in spinach and drained tomatoes and cook for 5 mins.
- Stir in black beans, quinoa, and water.
- Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 20 mins or until quinoa is tender.
- salt and pepper to taste.
- Preheat over to 350 and pour reserved liquid from the tomatoes into a baking dish.
- Fill each 1/2 of bell pepper with quinoa mixture and place into the baking dish.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake 40 mins.
- Drizzle juices over the peppers when serving them.
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